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[lycanthropphire]

[So beyond the open, peaceful meadows of the landing strip, the wilderness of the Drifting Land stretches on. And Pokemon Trainers are adventurous folk, of course - whether to test their resolve or to catch new Pokemon or simply to explore lands uncharted, wandering off into the woods is not an uncommon thing for them to do.

Wanderers beware.

Something is watching you.

Venture into the forest, and you will be tracked - quietly, persistently, with suspicion. Pay attention to your Pokemon! They may be able to smell or hear or sense the stalking presence. It is small but vicious, not quite human...and it wants intruders out of what it is now declaring "its forest".

Grrrrr.]

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[lycanthropphire]

[....hehehe.

Sapphire begins moving parallel to the path, some yards away and crouched low in the undergrowth. She watches, waits, and follows him for another few minutes, nearly silent.


And then - when he's reached the perfect place to scatter the sound, where her voice will seem to a dragon's unrefined hearing to fill the space from all directions - she lets out a low, rolling growl.

Don't worry, Nana. It's a playful growl. But all growls sound the same to Ruby, don't they?]

[herebesparkles]

[Wolf growls? Yes, they sound the same. Dragon growls? No. But even that's losing refinement since his dad has gone. Regardless, this sounds like terror to him. Angry terror and a sign that this is very much not our picture spot]

Ahahah... We're... just passing through. No need to get upset, whoever you are! We'll be out of your hair very soon... Nana this is a really bad time to be pawing me for pets-

[lycanthropphire]

[LOUDER GROWLS.

Louder...and louder...and rustling...]

[herebesparkles]

[Backing up and backing up and backing up-]

[lycanthropphire]

[ONE WEREWOLFBULLET DIRECTLY TO YOUR EVERYTHING, RUBY

this will end with her sitting on you and looking excessively pleased with herself]

[herebesparkles]

[This... well this is like his version of screeching, which sounds more like a growl that crescendos into a scream.

You

just-!

why is this always a thing?!]

Sapphire! [Too undignified at the moment to complain. Give him a minute to reboot prissy.exe]

[lycanthropphire]

I - got - ya!!

[STUPIDLY PLEASED AS USUAL

Sapphire hops off and bounces around rambunctiously, as though waiting for a return tackle - she doesn't expect one, though, and when the moment of impulsive glee has passed she darts over to hug and ruffle Nana.

That's right, Ruby. First she tackles you to the ground, then she puts her dirty forest hands all over your newly-groomed dog. Best friend, or best friend?]

[herebesparkles]

[Nonono. Bad dog. So much bad dog. He's just going to yell at you while you bounce; this is probably routine by now.]

How many times have I told you not to do that?! Saying "Hello" like a normal person would be a great way to keep yours and my clothes clean and- Nana's fur! All my hard work... [;~; Bad dog. Best friend.]

[lycanthropphire]

But tha's no fun.

[She parts rather reluctantly from Nana and wanders back to Ruby, crossing her arms behind her back.]

What're ya doin' out here, where're ya goin'?

[herebesparkles]

I needed Nana's fur pristine so I could take photos of her for my scrapbook... that's why I came here. That's my idea of fun. I was looking for good backdrops for my pokemon, but now I have to pause to fix Nana with what I brought with me... [SIGH]

[Ruby by anyone else's standards the contents of your backpack that you're pulling out could be considered a full salon-]

[lycanthropphire]

She looks jus' fine.

[ :c scratching behind Nana's ear

no ruby she's fine you don't need to take the smelly stuff out.....]

[herebesparkles]

She's not fine, you've had your hands in the dirt! It's gotta be in her hair now...

[Smelly stuff is how he gets the dirt out though! Nana doesn't care either way, really. Brushing and petting both feel really nice...]

[lycanthropphire]

[Sapphire makes an exasperated noise and backs off with a grimace, shrugging in a way that resembles Ruby's own mannerisms.]

Whatever ya say. Such weird things, I'll never figure it out...

[herebesparkles]

[He looks up from preparing his grooming tools for a moment... Are you mocking me with that mimicry over there?]

How is it weird for me to want Nana to look clean?!

[lycanthropphire]

[Not intentionally. All your humanesque body language is rubbing off.]

I jus' don' get why ya care!

[herebesparkles]

[Tripping over his words for a moment. How can you even- ?!]

Because it feels, looks, and smells better to be clean? I'm putting myself in her shoes! Er... paws!

[lycanthropphire]

[sssssiiigh. nooo it does not feel good to be scrubbed down and poked at and come out smelling syrupy strong of who even knows what. it just plain doesn't.

She paces around a little, waiting for him to do what he needs to do to Nana.]

[herebesparkles]

[Doot doot. Thank you for the water, Mimi! I'm just shampooin' my dog~





Okay he's done. Nana shakes herself out.]

Have you ever bathed in anything besides a river? You'll never really know if being clean is something you like until you actually try it, you know.

[lycanthropphire]

It smells, though.

[herebesparkles]

It's gotta smell better than your dirt does...

[lycanthropphire]

I smell normal! Those things ya pull out are so strong, it's like...kinda like....like gettin' fluff in yar eyes, it's thick an' itchy an' feels awful an' on top a' all that ya can't even see!

Oopsie wrong icon.

[herebesparkles]

[...Cool let's translate that from Sapphire Speak into English.]

So... you're saying it's as if... you can't see with your nose if you use soaps? That one I used on Nana smells like pecha berries, how does that smell bad?!

[lycanthropphire]

'Cos it's strong!